Point Calibre and Kindle for Mac to same content library

gmonacelli · 03-17-2012, 07:52 PM

Since you can tell Kindle For Mac what Content Library to use, I was wondering if I could just point it to my Calibre Library? Is there any problem in doing this? It would elinminate the need to export the .mobi files to the Kindle Content Library thereby creating two copies of the books in the Calibre Library.

Thoughts?

DiapDealer · 03-17-2012, 08:05 PM

The Kindle app can't cope with directories and subdirectories in its Content Library like calibre does. Even if it could... it wouldn't be a good idea to have two different apps fighting for control of the same content.

theducks · 03-17-2012, 08:51 PM

Adding to DiapDealer

You can't create a Library (it needs to make metadata.db among other things) in a non-empty folder.

03-17-2012, 07:52 PM	#1
gmonacelli Junior Member Posts: 1 Karma: 10 Join Date: Mar 2012 Device: iPad	Point Calibre and Kindle for Mac to same content library Since you can tell Kindle For Mac what Content Library to use, I was wondering if I could just point it to my Calibre Library? Is there any problem in doing this? It would elinminate the need to export the .mobi files to the Kindle Content Library thereby creating two copies of the books in the Calibre Library. Thoughts?

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03-17-2012, 08:05 PM	#2
DiapDealer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 28,359 Karma: 203720150 Join Date: Jan 2010 Device: Nexus 7, Kindle Fire HD	The Kindle app can't cope with directories and subdirectories in its Content Library like calibre does. Even if it could... it wouldn't be a good idea to have two different apps fighting for control of the same content.

03-17-2012, 08:51 PM	#3
theducks Well trained by Cats Posts: 30,912 Karma: 60358908 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: The Central Coast of California Device: Kobo Libra2,Kobo Aura2v1, K4NT(Fixed: New Bat.), Galaxy Tab A	Adding to DiapDealer You can't create a Library (it needs to make metadata.db among other things) in a non-empty folder.

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